Sanctified Prophet

Sanctified prophets must abstain from consuming various kinds of meat, sexual activity, and virtually all physical contact with other people. Despite their eccentric ways, none can deny that in many cases the strictures seem to lead their adherents to vast wealth. The intense strength of will needed to follow the prophecies seems to shape the prophets into preternaturally calm and focused individuals who are as ruthless in the market as they are skilled at twisting words and formulating elaborate loopholes in contracts.

Class Details

Hit Die: d8.

Requirements

To qualify to become a sanctified prophet, a character must fulfill all of the following criteria.

Class Features

The following are class features of the sanctified prophet prestige class.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

A sanctified prophet gains no additional weapon or armor proficiencies.

Spells

Table: Sanctified Prophet Spells Known

Level

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

1st

2

—

—

—

2nd

3

—

—

—

3rd

4

—

—

—

4th

4

2

—

—

5th

4

3

—

—

6th

4

4

—

—

7th

5

4

2

—

8th

5

4

3

—

9th

5

4

4

—

10th

5

5

4

2

A sanctified prophet casts arcane spells drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list, but is limited to divination and enchantment spells. He can cast any spell he knows without preparing it ahead of time. To cast a spell, a sanctified prophet must have a Charisma score of at least 10 + the spell’s level. His bonus spells are based on Charisma, and saving throws against these spells have a DC of 10 + the spell level + the caster’s Charisma modifier (if any). His selection of spells is extremely limited—at each sanctified prophet level, he gains one or more new spells, as indicated on Table: sanctified prophet Spells Known.

At 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th level, he can choose to learn a new spell in place of one he already knows, provided the new spell is of the same level as the one he is replacing.

As he gains levels, a small number of additional spells are added to the sanctified prophet’s spell list. He does not automatically learn these spells when they become available—they must be selected as part of his total spells known. He adds the following spells to his spell list at the indicated levels:

A sanctified prophet projects an air of confidence and inviolability by displaying his wealth and status. So long as the prophet wears 1,000 gp worth of purely decorative jewelry, clothing, or other adornments, he gains a +1 dodge bonus to AC and a +1 morale bonus on saving throws. This bonus (and the necessary value of his accoutrements) increases as he gains levels, to +2 for 4,000 gp at 4th level, +3 for 9,000 gp at 7th level, and +4 for 16,000 gp at 10th level.

Purchase Spells (Su)

Starting at 2nd level, a sanctified prophet can cast spells not normally available to him by expending a certain amount of gold. A sanctified prophet can spontaneously cast any 1st-level spell he knows—even if he has expended all of his spells for that day—by sacrificing 500 gp worth of currency (gp, sp, and so on) or gems. If the spell has a material component cost, it is added to the base cost of this ability. Currency or gems used in this way must be on the prophet’s person, and goods other than standard currency or precious gems cannot be sacrificed to use this ability. Casting a spell in this way does not expend any of the prophet’s uses of spells for that day, and once sacrificed, the currency spent to use this ability cannot be retrieved in any way—the money has effectively disappeared forever.

At 4th level, the sanctified prophet can cast a 2nd-level spell he knows by sacrificing 1,500 gp.

At 6th level, once per week a sanctified prophet can call in favors from his trading partners to purchase a spellcasting service at half its normal price. The prophet must still find a spellcaster capable of casting the spell he desires (which usually means finding a large enough settlement), and must provide any expensive material components required by the spell at their full price.

Prophet’s Chest (Sp)

At 8th level, a sanctified prophet can hide a chest on the Ethereal Plane, as per the spell secret chest, except that the prophet does not need an expensive chest or replica—any chest will do. The prophet can summon the chest back to the Material Plane as a standard action up to three times per day. So long as the prophet accesses the chest once every month, it suffers no chance of being lost on the Ethereal Plane. A sanctified prophet can have only one chest on the Ethereal Plane in this way.

Planar Contacts (Su)

At 9th level, a sanctified prophet can purchase an outsider’s services for half the normal cost when he casts a planar ally spell or is within 30 feet of an ally who casts a planar ally spell. When negotiating with a creature called by a planar binding spell (either his own or an ally’s), the prophet gains a +4 bonus on any opposed Charisma checks.

Ex-Prophets

A sanctified prophet who ceases to be lawful neutral, or who violates the dietary and sexual prohibitions set forth in the Golden Prophecies, loses all class features (except weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies), and cannot progress further in levels as a sanctified prophet. He regains his abilities and advancement potential if he atones for his violations (see atonement), as appropriate.